Kyung-ja, also spelled Kyong-ja, Kyoung-ja or Gyeong-ja, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "

kyung Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a family name The 2000 South Korean Census found 1 ...

" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child" (). The characters used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese female given name Keiko. Kyung-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in "ja", like

Young-ja Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it. Hanja and meaning There are ...

and

Jeong-ja Jeong-ja, also spelled Jung-ja, Jong-ja, or Chung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja and meaning There are 65 hanja with the reading " jeong" and 28 hanja wit ...

, that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. According to South Korean government data, it was the third-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940. However, by 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten. People with this name include: * Kyung-ja Chun (1924–2015), South Korean painter * Choi Kyong-ja (born 1930s), South Korean table tennis player who won several medals between 1957 and 1964 *

Na Moon-hee Na Moon-hee (; Na Kyung-ja, ; November 30, 1941) is a South Korean actress. Since 1960, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her TV drama ...

(born Na Kyung-ja, 1941), South Korean actress * Yi Kyoung-ja (born 1948), South Korean writer *

An Gyeong-ja An Gyeong-ja (born 8 August 1950) is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of t ...

(born 1950), South Korean volleyball player * Byon Kyung-ja (born 1956), South Korean former volleyball player * Lee Kyung-ja (born 1964), South Korean speed skater * Moon Gyeong-ja (born 1965), South Korean former basketball player *Kim Gyeong-ja (born 1970), one of the hostages in the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan * Cho Kyung-ja, South Korean table tennis player

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